Jang Excels at Bill Ward Invite

South Huntington, N.Y. - The men's and women's
indoor track teams competed at the Bill Ward Indoor Meet hosted by
St. John's at St. Anthony's High School on Thursday, December
6th.

Senior Mike Jang
(Lynbrook, N.Y.) qualified for the ECAC's in both the weight throw
and shot put. Jang placed first in the weight throw with a toss of
15.58m (51' 1 1/2") and took second in the shot put with a distance
of 14.41m (47' 3 1/2").

Senior Steven
Renteria (West Babylon, N.Y.) captured the high jump with a
leap of 1.88m (6' 2") and freshman Darren
Mathurin (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) took first place in the triple
jump (12.15m, 39' 10 1/2").

Sophomore Jonathan
Gortman (Dix Hills, N.Y.) took second place in both the triple
jump (11.82m, 38' 9 1/2") and the 60m hurdles (8.88). Sophomore Joseph
Papa (Harrison, N.Y.) placed 7th of 35 in the 200m with a time
of 24.20.

The women were led by senior Victoria Mandat (West Babylon,
N.Y.) who placed second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.92.
Junior Melissa Bonilla (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) took second in the
3000m (12:09.29), joining the FSC All-Time list at #9. Freshman
Erin Donovan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) captured fourth in the high jump
(1.47m, 4' 9 3/4"), moving into #8 All-Time at FSC.

The Rams next will compete in the NYC Gotham Cup on Friday,
January 11th at the New Balance Track and Field Center in New York,
N.Y.